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Old street lights declared surplus; officials have no more use for them
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
A McCook City councilman asked whether surplus street lights that city staff wants to sell can be re-used elsewhere. Councilman Aaron Kircher posed the question to Public Works Director Kyle Potthoff and Utility Director Jesse Dutcher at the regular council meeting Monday night...
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County buys house next to courthouse
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
Red Willow County commissioners authorized the purchase of 516 Norris Avenue in McCook for $79,500 during their regular meeting Monday morning. The building, next door to the courthouse on the north, will be purchased with money in the county's jail sinking fund. The building is the location of Hamilton's Hair Creation, which is relocating in downtown McCook. The closing date on the sale will be April 7...
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City lauds mitigation cooperation plan
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
Red Willow County Commissioners agreed Monday morning to join three other counties in an all- hazard mitigation plan, a smart decision, according to the McCook city manager. The manager, Kurt Fritsch told the City Council Monday night at its regular meeting that the Commissioners agreed to go with JEO Consultants in drawing up a mitigation plan for Red Willow County, along with Franklin, Furnas and Harlan counties...
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City buying easements for new hangar
(Local News ~ 03/05/08)
The city will purchase property around the McCook Regional Airport for easements, in order to be eligible for federal funding for the construction of the new, eight-plex hangar that will be built next year. The McCook City Council Monday night approved including the easements in an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics. The NDA will then submit the project to the Department of Federal Aviation Administration to obtain federal assistance in these projects...
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Bison riding hot streak into state tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
By JOHN J. MESH Sports Editor The McCook Bison boys basketball team might be one of the hottest teams entering state tournament play this week at Lincoln. The Bison (16-10) are the No. 5 seed at the Nebraska Class B state tournament and will play No. 4 seed Gretna (17-6) at 8:45 p.m. Thursday in a lower bracket first-round game at Pershing Auditorium...
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Hayes Center, Perkins County headed to state hoops tournament
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/08)
LINCOLN -- Hayes Center and Perkins County will join McCook at the first round of boys state basketball action on Thursday. Hayes Center starts the day at 2 p.m. in Class D1. The Cardinals are ranked second and are 22-1. Hayes Center will face off with 15-4 Callaway. The game will be played at Lincoln East. The winner will continue on Friday morning at 10:45 against the Humphrey St. Francis/West Boyd game winner...
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Chase County challenges Bison Alumni to full-contact football
(Community Sports ~ 03/05/08)
The Chase County Fair Board has approved scheduling for an Alumni Football Game at the 2008 Chase County Fair. Game organizers Dirk Dinnel and Steve Grams of Imperial say the game will be full-contact competition. Original plans for the Alumni Game were to play a local rivalry. However, since little interest was shown by the rival team, Dirk and Steve have decided to pursue organizing a game against the McCook Bison...
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Who knows who, what may be in next car?
(Editorial ~ 03/05/08)
It's enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck. It's the thought that the car you've just passed, or the truck in the next lane, may be carrying thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs. And if the drugs are there, who knows what else might be present -- from knives and guns to the kind of person prone to use them...
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MCC baseball team sweeps Hastings JV
(College Sports ~ 03/05/08)
The McCook Community College baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Hastings College junior varsity Tuesday at the Jaycee Sports Compolex. MCC defeated the Broncos 7-1 in the first game and 17-3 in the second game.
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Throwing out the formulas
(Column ~ 03/05/08)
It was 1968. That much I remember clearly. I don't know if I had yet celebrated my 13th birthday or not, but the important details of the day are firmly etched in my memory. A new girl came to school. She seemed to be a very sweet spirited girl, though I didn't know her well, and today I cannot recall her name. Not too far into the new school year, my first year in junior high, she asked if I would like to go with her and her family to a church meeting...
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